Legal disclaimer

We want you to understand and use this data in ways consistent with why we're providing it. Here we explain what it means from a legal standpoint.

This website contains information from:

  • publicly available sources
  • in-depth interviews with food and fibre sector experts
  • Stats NZ Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI).

NZIER and MPI have taken all reasonable measures to ensure the information on this website is accurate and current. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy or content of material on this website, or for consequences of any decisions based on this information.

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The information is not legal or financial advice

The contents of this website should not be construed as legal or financial advice. Visitors to this website should take specific advice from qualified professionals before acting on information from this website.

Information on this website does not replace or alter New Zealand law, or any other official guidelines or requirements.

Disclaimer about commercial references

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Disclaimer for Stats NZ data

Access to the data used in this study was provided by Stats NZ under conditions designed to give effect to the security and confidentiality provisions of the Data and Statistics Act 2022. The results presented in this study are the work of the author, not Stats NZ or individual data suppliers.

These results are not official statistics. They have been created for research purposes from the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) and Longitudinal Business Database (LBD) which are carefully managed by Stats NZ. For more information about the IDI and LBD please visit https://www.stats.govt.nz/integrated-data/

The results are based in part on tax data supplied by Inland Revenue to Stats NZ under the Tax Administration Act 1994 for statistical purposes. Any discussion of data limitations or weaknesses is in the context of using the IDI for statistical purposes, and is not related to the data’s ability to support Inland Revenue’s core operational requirements.